March 14 Describes Verbal Assaults as 'Direct Threats'
The March 14 General Secretariat considered on Wednesday the verbal attacks against the March 14 figures who marked the coalition's 10th anniversary over the weekend as a a direct threat against them.
“The alliance's decision to establish its National Council is the result of 10 years of struggle, sacrifices and principles,” the secretariat said in a statement after its weekly meeting.
Tension between Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal movement soared over the weekend when several Hizbullah officials criticized the March 14 alliance after the coalition strongly criticized what they called “the role of Iran and its proxies, topped by Hizbullah.”
March 14 also accused the party of implicating Lebanon in regional conflicts and seeking to prolong the presidential vacuum.
Concerning the expulsion of Lebanese from the United Arab Emirates, the secretariat called on Hizbullah to assume its responsibilities and respect the legitimacy of all countries in order to safeguard the interests of the Lebanese abroad.
UAE's decision to deport Lebanese expats from the Gulf country is reportedly related to their staunch support to Hizbullah and its allies.
On Sunday, several Lebanese deported from UAE arrived in Beirut for the second day in a row.
Most of the expats have been residing in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
The move was reportedly in retaliation to a speech by Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah which contained a strong attack against countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council.
On the ongoing presidential crisis, the March 14 statement urged the political arch-foes to elect a new head of state and "stop wasting chances."
The statement continued: "Lebanon is bigger than us all and its interests are far more important than the narrow interests of political leaders."
MPs failed for the 20th time last week to elect a new head of state over lack of quorum. President Michel Suleiman's term ended in May without the election of a successor.
Hizbullah and Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun's Change and Reform bloc have been boycotting electoral sessions due to a disagreement with the March 14 camp over a compromise presidential candidate.
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